Pitch Session Registration Open

Aurora Awards

When Words Collide is thrilled to be short-listed for the 2017 Aurora Awards. A gracious thank you to everyone who nominated.

Change in the Guest List

Saturday Apr 29, 2017

Sadly, guest Harold Johnson will not be able to make it this year. Instead, Mark Leslie of Kobo Canada will be entertaining and inspiring us.

ONLINE REGISTRATION PROBLEM RESOLVED

Sunday Apr 2, 2017

Our online payment forms are working again and will allow registration at the pre-April rate until Tuesday. Thank you for your patience.

What, Another New Podcast?!

Sunday Feb 12, 2017

GOH speech number four finds the curmudgeonly retired professor Robert Runté questioning English teachers and praising fan fiction.
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Third GoH Podcast!

Sunday Feb 12, 2017

In the third installment of the WWC 2016 GOH speeches, SF&F author and editor Julie Czerneda finds a roomful of people with their heads in the clouds and knows who to blame. http://whenwordscollide.libsyn.com/.

Second GoH Podcast!

Tuesday Jan 10, 2017

The second of our five GoH speeches from the WWC 2016 is Ian Hamilton, author of the Ava Lee mystery series talking about his unexpected path to bestsellerdom, available now on our podcast page: http://whenwordscollide.libsyn.com/.

GoH Podcast!

Wednesday Oct 19, 2016

Perils, Pitfalls and Perseverance. The first 2016 podcast features Eve Silver (introduced by Randy McCharles) from the Guest of Honour speeches. Eve tells her story of persistence on the road to publishing success.

October Board Meeting

Thursday Sep 22, 2016

The October board meeting has been rescheduled to October 16th at the usual place.

Open for Business

Wednesday Aug 17, 2016

Our website has been updated for next year. There may be some
remaining construction debris, so if you find something that doesn't
make sense or doesn't work, please e-mail us at info@whenwordscollide.org. Thanks!

Another One Bites the Dust

Tuesday Aug 16, 2016

A thunderous thank you to everyone who made this year's festival a
huge success: organizers, volunteers, presenters, pass holders, and
sponsors. We are thrilled to announce that When Words Collide also
received on Saturday night this year's Aurora Award for best
organization. Join the post-festival
discussion on Facebook.

We hope to have the web site updated for our 2017 festival by the
end of the month and will send out information regarding registration
and hotel booking in the September newsletter. If you are not
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